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Well you've done it again! It's been a great week filled with history,charming photos,island humor & even a song & dance. What song & dance-you say? Can't seem to get it out of my head...this mental picture of you & Lou Ann "I'm grillin' in the rain..."

History question-- NPR aired an item regarding the ships resting on the bottom of the Atlantic off the coast of the US and NC -- the cargo of crude oil in rusting containers. now this specter looms as fears of leaking containers from the WWI1 era ships sunk--- what is in place to thwart this negative environmental impact--some one needs to recover the oil or get those organisms that ate up the gulf oil spill in place--- are any ferry riders donating money for their rides???

from what we have read in the papers the old coast guard station which has become an expensive,and basically private, though tax funded teachers training center resort - has had it's funding either cut or about to be cut. (HAVE YOU HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT THIS?)if that's true it would be nice if the state would turn the property into a major outer banks/ocracoke visitors center/museum. this could be a major attraction especially if quality historical exhibits on the outerbanks history could be displayed there. the graveyard museum in Hatteras wouldn't compare to this is a rare building. right now a state funded training center seems like a $600,000 a year waste. training? isn't this why the teachers went to college? this building should be opened up to ALL of AMERICA. this building played a major part in the history of the area during WWII. if those walls could only talk. right now it's off limits to familys, tourists, history buffs, you and me.OPEN IT UP TO ALL. J.S.

Yes, this is where teachers went for training. I also read it is being cut. But do you think teachers learned everything they need to know in college and should no longer go for any training??? Give me a break! Teachers are continuously going for training as things in the classroom are constantly changing and the expectations for teachers is climbing every year. This was a wonderful resource for teachers who deserve to learn more and bring it back to their classroom. And it just happened to be on Ocracoke. What a beautiful place for a teacher to learn and have a bit of fun while out of their classroom.

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Lou Ann spends much of the summer on Ocracoke, and makes frequent visits throughout the year. She enjoys making short videos as she goes "out and about" around the island and elsewhere. She posts her videos on her blog. You can watch them here: